How common it is
放学 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say fàng xué slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
放学是指学生从学校结束一天的学习离开学校。
fàng xué shì zhǐ xué shēng cóng xué xiào jí suǒ yī de xué xí liè qí xué xiào。
放学 means when students finish their school day and leave the school.
Context note
这个词语通常在家长接孩子的时候或者学生自己回家的路上听到或使用。
zhège cí yǔ tōng cháng zài jiā zhǎng jiē háizi de shí hou huò qǐn xīn zì jī fáng xiàng lù tōng dào huì tīng dào huò shǐ yòng。
This word is commonly used when parents pick up their children from school or when students walk home.
5 examples
放学后，我们回家了。
fàng xué hòu， wǒ men huí jiā le。
After school, we went home.
妈妈在等我放学。
mā ma zài děng wǒ fàng xué。
Mom was waiting for me after school.
每天放学我都去图书馆。
měi tiān fàng xué wǒ dōu qù tú shū guǎn。
Every day after school, I go to the library.
老师说今天早放学会。
lǎo shī shuō jīn tiān zǎo fàng xué huì。
The teacher said we would leave early today.
我们约定放学后一起玩。
wǒ men yuē dìng fàng xué hòu yì qǐ wán。
We agreed to play together after school.
5 mini stories
今天是周末，所以放学后我和朋友去公园玩。
jīn tiān shì zhōu mò， suǒ yǐ fàng xué hòu wǒ hé péng yǒu qù gōng yuán wán。
Today is the weekend, so after school I went to the park with my friends.
妈妈说她会在学校门口等我放学。
mā ma shuō tā huì zài xué xiào mén kǒu děng wǒ fàng xué。
Mom said she would wait for me at the school gate after school.
每天下午四点，我们都会准时放学。
měi tiān xià wǔ sì diǎn， wǒ men dōu huì zhǔn shí fàng xué。
Every afternoon at four o'clock, we would leave school on time.
放学后我先做作业再玩一会儿。
fàng xué hòu wǒ xiān zuò zuò yè zài wán yí huì er。
After school, I do my homework first and then play for a while.
今天老师布置了家庭作业，所以我们放学后要早点回家。
jīn tiān lǎo shī bù zhì le jiā tíng zuò yè， suǒ yǐ wǒ men fàng xué hòu yào zǎo diǎn huí jiā。
Today the teacher gave us homework, so we need to go home early after school.